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{{Short description|Railway station in Menemen, İzmir, Turkey}}
{{Short description|Railway station in Menemen, İzmir, Turkey}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Ulukent
| name = Ulukent
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| image = Ulukent Station.JPG
| image = Ulukent Station.JPG
| image_caption = Looking south towards the station.
| image_caption = Looking south towards the station.
| address = İzmir-Çanakkale Motorway, Ulukent Cumhuriyet, Menemen, Turkey
| address = [[State road D.550 (Turkey)|State highway D.550]], 29 Ekim Mah., 35663<br>[[Menemen]], [[İzmir]]<br>[[Turkey]]
| coordinates =
| coordinates =
| operator = [[TCDD Transport]]<br/>[[İZBAN A.Ş.]]
| operator = [[İZBAN A.Ş.]]
| line = {{Rail color box|system=IZBAN|line=İZBAN}}
| line = [[İzmir-Afyon railway]]
| other = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[[ESHOT Bus]]''': '''Ulukent Aktarma:''' 619, 750, 757, 812, 850<br/>'''Ulukent Gar:''' 128, 428, 602, 660, 695, 749, 800, 826, 827
| other = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[[ESHOT Bus]]''': '''Ulukent Aktarma:''' 619, 750, 757, 812, 850<br/>'''Ulukent Gar:''' 128, 428, 602, 660, 695, 749, 800, 826, 827
| structure = At-grade
| structure = At-grade
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| parking = Yes, eastern side of the station.
| parking = Yes, eastern side of the station.
| bicycle =
| bicycle =
| opened = October 10, 1865
| opened = 10 October 1865
| closed =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 2001 ([[25 kV AC]])
| electrified = 2002 ([[25 kV AC]])
| accessible = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| code =
| code =
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| zone =
| zone =
| former =
| former =
| passengers = 268,129
| passengers =
| pass_year = 2011
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| pass_system =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{adjacent stations|system=İZBAN|line=İZBAN|right=Egekent|left=Egekent 2}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=İZBAN|line1=ALI-CUM Northern|left1=Egekent|right1=Egekent 2
|line2=ALI-TEP Northern|left2=Egekent|right2=Egekent 2
|line3=MEN-TEP Northern|left3=Egekent|right3=Egekent 2}}
| map_locator =
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}}
}}
'''Ulukent''' is a [[railway station]] on the [[İzmir-Afyon railway]], in [[Menemen]], [[İzmir]]. Located along the [[State road D.550 (Turkey)|D.550 highway]], it is a station on the [[İZBAN]] [[commuter rail]] system. The station is within the Central line of the İZBAN network, with trains running north to [[Menemen railway station|Menemen]] and [[Aliağa railway station|Aliağa]]; and south to [[Alsancak railway station|Alsancak]], [[Cumaovası railway station|Cumaovası]] and [[Tepeköy railway station|Tepeköy]].<ref name=izbansaatleri/>
'''Ulukent''' is a railway station in [[Ulukent, Menemen|Ulukent]], [[Izmir Province]], Turkey. The station is served by [[İZBAN|İZBAN commuter rail system]] and [[Turkish State Railways|TCDD's]] [[Alsancak-Uşak Express]]. For the construction of the Karşıyaka Tunnel, all trains started and terminated at Ulukent between 2008 and 2010.

==History==

Ulukent station was originally opened on 10 October 1865, by the [[Smyrna Cassaba Railway]], with the opening of their railway from [[Basmane railway station|Basmane]] to [[Manisa]].<ref name=ToT/> In 1934, the [[Turkish State Railways]] bought the railway, as part of the government's nationalization program.<ref name=ToT/> A second-track was added to Ulukent in 1995, when TCDD extended its double-track section from Çiğli to Menemen to connect to the newly built Menemen-Aliağa railway.<ref name="tcdd"/> Ulukent remained as a stop on the line until 1999, when plans to expand the station as part of the new Aliağa-Menderes railway corridor were put forward.<ref name=ibb2/><ref name=5yearplan/><ref name=Unal/> The station was electrified in 2002 and an island platform and overpass was completed in 2004.<ref name=su/> The station was then serviced by regional and some intercity trains to [[Aliağa]], [[Uşak]], [[Afyonkarahisar]], [[Bandırma]] and [[Ankara]].

Ulukent became the northern rail head in İzmir in 2008, due to the construction of the Karșıyaka railway tunnel.<ref name="ibb"/> Train service from Basmane station was originally truncated back to Çiğli on 25 February 2006 and in 2008 truncated further north to Ulukent.<ref name=KvD/> During this period, all trains on the railway terminated at the station, with TCDD offering express bus service to stations within İzmir. During this period, a second platform was added to service the north track, which also acted as a layover track for TCDD trains. In anticipation for new commuter rail service, turnstiles and [[Passenger information system|PIS boards]] were added.<ref name=rayhaber/> With the completion of tunnel, TCDD resumed train service to central İzmir on 19 May 2010, but most trains still stopped at Ulukent. On 29 October 2010, İZBAN began testing on the line, running trains from [[Halkapınar Transfer Center|Halkapınar]] to Aliağa, via Ulukent. Finally on 30 January 2011, regular commuter rail service began. Due to high demand, service frequency was increased on 15 May 2011 from hourly to half-hourly.<ref name=izban1/><ref name=izban2/> With the opening of the system, intercity trains bypassed the station, with only the İzmir to Uşak regional continuing to stop there for a few more years.

Ulukent had the last grade crossing on the central İZBAN system until 2013, when a bridge was built over the railway.<ref name=halk/>

==Station layout==
{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 2px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''Overpass/Mezzanine'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Customer service
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=285 valign=top|Tickets/Exits
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 2px gray;" rowspan=6 valign=top|'''Tracks'''
|Track '''1'''
|[[İZBAN]] to {{stn|Aliağa}} or {{stn|Menemen}} <small>({{rws|Egekent 2}})</small> ←
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px gray;border-right:solid 2px gray;border-left:solid 2px gray;border-bottom:solid 2px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors on the right or left</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Track '''2'''
|[[İZBAN]] to {{stn|Cumaovası}} or {{stn|Tepeköy}} <small>({{rws|Egekent}})</small> →
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Track '''3'''
|In non-regular use
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px gray;border-right:solid 2px gray;border-left:solid 2px gray;border-bottom:solid 2px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], no service</small>
|}


== Connections ==
== Connections ==
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|10015th Street
|10015th Street
|}
|}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="ibb">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=21 March 2006 |title=Karşıyaka Tüneli Start Aldı |url=https://www.izmir.bel.tr/tr/Haberler/karsiyaka-tuneli-start-aldi/1999/156 |work= |language=Turkish |location=İzmir |publisher=İzmir Metropolitan Municipality |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=izbansaatleri>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= 20 November 2024|title=Egekent 2 İZBAN durağı ve saatleri |url=https://izbansaatleri.com.tr/egekent2-izban/ |trans-title= |website=izbansaatleri.com.tr |language=Turkish |location= |publisher= |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=Unal>{{cite report |last1=İlker |first1=Ünal |last2=Bakioğlu |first2=Volkan |date= |title=TCDD Banliyö Hatlarının Kentsel Raylı Sistemlere Entegrasyonu |url=https://eskiistanbul.imo.org.tr/resimler/ekutuphane/pdf/12070.pdf |trans-title= |journal= |language= |location= |publisher= |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=5yearplan>{{cite report |date=15 October 1996 |title=1996 Yılı Programı |url=https://eskiistanbul.imo.org.tr/resimler/ekutuphane/pdf/12070.pdf |trans-title= |journal= |language=Turkish |location= |publisher=Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=rayhaber>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=21 May 2004 |title=EGERAY İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi ile Ortak Çalışma Ön Protokolü imzaladı |url=https://rayhaber.com/2004/05/egeray-izmir-buyuksehir-belediyesi-ile-ortak-calisma-on-protokolu-imzaladi/ |trans-title= |work= |language=Turkish |location= |publisher=rayhaber |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=izban1>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=30 January 2011 |title=Aliağa'ya gidiyoruz |url=https://www.izban.com.tr/Sayfalar/HaberDetay.aspx?Id=57&MenuId=51 |trans-title= |work= |language=Turkish |location= |publisher=İzban A.Ş. |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=izban2>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=30 January 2011 |title=15 Mayıs 2011 pazar gününden itibaren Menemen-Aliağa arasındaki seferler 30 dakikada bir olmak üzere düzenlendi |url=https://www.izban.com.tr/Sayfalar/HaberDetay.aspx?Id=72&MenuId=51 |trans-title= |work= |language=Turkish |location= |publisher=İzban A.Ş. |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=ToT>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=Smyrna Cassaba Railway |url=http://www.trainsofturkey.com/pmwiki.php/History/SCP |trans-title= |work= |language= |location= |publisher=Trains of Turkey |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=su>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=İzmir Demiryolu Sisteminin Alt Yapı ve İşletmeciliğinin Geliştirilmesi Projesi |url=https://www.suyapi.com.tr/tr/18346/Izmir-Demiryolu-Sisteminin-Alt-Yapi-ve-Isletmeciliginin-Gelistirilmesi-Projesi |trans-title= |work= |language=Turkish |location= |publisher=Su Yapı |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=ibb2>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=27 February 2006 |title=İzmir tarihinin en önemli projesinde çalışmalar hızla sürüyor |url=https://www.izmir.bel.tr/tr/Haberler/izmir-tarihinin-en-0nemli-projesinde-calismalar-hizla-suruyor/1989/156 |trans-title= |work= |language=Turkish |location=İzmir |publisher=İzmir Metropolitan Municipality |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=halk>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=28 March 2013 |title=Uludere Kavşağı Hzmete Açılıyor |url=https://www.halkulasim.com/haber/uludere-kavsagi-hzmete-aciliyor-4684 |trans-title= |work= |language=Turkish |location=İzmir |publisher=Halk Ulaşım |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=KvD>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=9 August 2008 |title=TCDD de Yolcu Taşıması Nereye Gidiyor ? |url=https://kentvedemiryolu.com/tcdd-de-yolcu-tasimasi-nereye-gidiyor/ |trans-title= |work= |language=Turkish |location= |publisher=kentvedemiryolu.com |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="tcdd">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Railway Opening Dates |url=http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/genel/acilistarihleri.htm |website=tcdd.gov.tr |location= |publisher= |url-status= |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060504060138/http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/genel/acilistarihleri.htm |archive-date=4 May 2006 |access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref>
}}


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[[Category:Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1865]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1865]]
[[Category:1865 establishments in the Ottoman Empire]]
[[Category:Menemen District]]
[[Category:Menemen District]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2011]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2011]]


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Latest revision as of 18:40, 5 February 2025

Ulukent
25 kV AC
)
Services
Preceding station İZBAN Following station
Egekent
towards Cumaovası
Aliağa-Cumaovası Egekent 2
towards Aliağa
Egekent
towards Tepeköy
Aliağa-Tepeköy
(Late nights)
Menemen-Tepeköy Egekent 2
towards Menemen

Ulukent is a

İzmir-Afyon railway, in Menemen, İzmir. Located along the D.550 highway, it is a station on the İZBAN commuter rail system. The station is within the Central line of the İZBAN network, with trains running north to Menemen and Aliağa; and south to Alsancak, Cumaovası and Tepeköy.[1]

History

Ulukent station was originally opened on 10 October 1865, by the

Smyrna Cassaba Railway, with the opening of their railway from Basmane to Manisa.[2] In 1934, the Turkish State Railways bought the railway, as part of the government's nationalization program.[2] A second-track was added to Ulukent in 1995, when TCDD extended its double-track section from Çiğli to Menemen to connect to the newly built Menemen-Aliağa railway.[3] Ulukent remained as a stop on the line until 1999, when plans to expand the station as part of the new Aliağa-Menderes railway corridor were put forward.[4][5][6] The station was electrified in 2002 and an island platform and overpass was completed in 2004.[7] The station was then serviced by regional and some intercity trains to Aliağa, Uşak, Afyonkarahisar, Bandırma and Ankara
.

Ulukent became the northern rail head in İzmir in 2008, due to the construction of the Karșıyaka railway tunnel.[8] Train service from Basmane station was originally truncated back to Çiğli on 25 February 2006 and in 2008 truncated further north to Ulukent.[9] During this period, all trains on the railway terminated at the station, with TCDD offering express bus service to stations within İzmir. During this period, a second platform was added to service the north track, which also acted as a layover track for TCDD trains. In anticipation for new commuter rail service, turnstiles and PIS boards were added.[10] With the completion of tunnel, TCDD resumed train service to central İzmir on 19 May 2010, but most trains still stopped at Ulukent. On 29 October 2010, İZBAN began testing on the line, running trains from Halkapınar to Aliağa, via Ulukent. Finally on 30 January 2011, regular commuter rail service began. Due to high demand, service frequency was increased on 15 May 2011 from hourly to half-hourly.[11][12] With the opening of the system, intercity trains bypassed the station, with only the İzmir to Uşak regional continuing to stop there for a few more years.

Ulukent had the last grade crossing on the central İZBAN system until 2013, when a bridge was built over the railway.[13]

Station layout

Overpass/Mezzanine Customer service Tickets/Exits
Tracks Track 1
Menemen (Egekent 2
)
Island platform, doors on the right or left
Track 2
Tepeköy (Egekent
)
Track 3 In non-regular use
Side platform, no service

Connections

ESHOT operates regional bus service, accessible from the station.

ESHOT Bus service
Route Number Stop Route Location
128 Ulukent Gar Egekent 2 — Egekent Aktarma Çanakkale Asfaltı Street
428 Ulukent Gar Egekent 2 — Bostanlı İskele Çanakkale Asfaltı Street
602 Ulukent Gar Menemen Aktarma — İzmir Otogar Çanakkale Asfaltı Street
619 Ulukent Aktarma Seyrek — Ulukent Aktarma Merkezi 2 10015th Street
660 Ulukent Gar Yeni Foça — İzmir Otogar Çanakkale Asfaltı Street
695 Ulukent Gar Ulukent Koop. — Egekent Aktarma Merkezi Çanakkale Asfaltı Street
749 Ulukent Gar Ulukent Aktarma Merkezi 1 — Menemen Aktarma Merkezi Çanakkale Asfaltı Street
750 Ulukent Aktarma Yeni Foça — Ulukent Aktarma Merkezi 2 10015th Street
757 Ulukent Aktarma Maltepe — Ulukent Aktarma Merkezi 2 10015th Street
800 Ulukent Gar Menemen Aktarma — Bornova Metro Çanakkale Asfaltı Street
812 Ulukent Aktarma Bakırçay Üniversitesi — Ulukent Aktarma Merkezi 2 10015th Street
826 Ulukent Gar Gazi Mahallesi — Ulukent Aktarma Merkezi 1 Çanakkale Asfaltı Street
827 Ulukent Gar Ulukent Aktarma Merkezi — Bostanlı İskele Çanakkale Asfaltı Street
850 Ulukent Aktarma Tuzçullu — Seyrek — Ulukent Aktarma Merkezi 2 10015th Street

References

  1. ^ "Egekent 2 İZBAN durağı ve saatleri". izbansaatleri.com.tr (in Turkish). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Smyrna Cassaba Railway". Trains of Turkey. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Railway Opening Dates". tcdd.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  4. ^ "İzmir tarihinin en önemli projesinde çalışmalar hızla sürüyor" (in Turkish). İzmir: İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  5. ^ 1996 Yılı Programı (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey. 15 October 1996. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  6. ^ İlker, Ünal; Bakioğlu, Volkan. TCDD Banliyö Hatlarının Kentsel Raylı Sistemlere Entegrasyonu (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  7. ^ "İzmir Demiryolu Sisteminin Alt Yapı ve İşletmeciliğinin Geliştirilmesi Projesi" (in Turkish). Su Yapı. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Karşıyaka Tüneli Start Aldı" (in Turkish). İzmir: İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  9. ^ "TCDD de Yolcu Taşıması Nereye Gidiyor ?" (in Turkish). kentvedemiryolu.com. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  10. ^ "EGERAY İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi ile Ortak Çalışma Ön Protokolü imzaladı" (in Turkish). rayhaber. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Aliağa'ya gidiyoruz" (in Turkish). İzban A.Ş. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  12. ^ "15 Mayıs 2011 pazar gününden itibaren Menemen-Aliağa arasındaki seferler 30 dakikada bir olmak üzere düzenlendi" (in Turkish). İzban A.Ş. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Uludere Kavşağı Hzmete Açılıyor" (in Turkish). İzmir: Halk Ulaşım. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2025.